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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Close-Up

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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
Longnose Cowfish by John Roach
Longnose Cowfish
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 10, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus by Stefanos Michael
Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Paracirrhites forsteri by Michael Baukloh
Paracirrhites forsteri
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Coral Shrimp by Regie Casia
Coral Shrimp
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I admit it: I like gobies. These amazing little fish whe... by Antonio Venturelli
I admit it: I like gobies. These amazing little fish when they are illuminated they show off bright colors on their little bodies. An assortment of beautiful metallic blue spots, bright red-orange lines, bars, & others.
(Canon100,1/200,f16,i.100)
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Lemon goby, taken in Anilao by Glenn Carballo
Lemon goby, taken in Anilao
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Close up photo of an Hermit Crab ( Dardanus arrosor) in i... by Antonio Venturelli
Close up photo of an Hermit Crab ( Dardanus arrosor) in its typical protective shell,taken a few meters deep in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Palermo_ June 2023 (Canon60,1/200,f16,iso200)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Pseudanthias squamipinnis by Michael Baukloh
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Rolling stone by Alexander Konson
Rolling stone
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Jordan
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Saw-blade shrimp D850 w/105 mm lens by John Roach
Saw-blade shrimp
D850 w/105 mm lens
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 3, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Priacanthidae by Michael Baukloh
Priacanthidae
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date posted posted: Friday, June 2, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Another photo of this small creature that roams the rocky... by Antonio Venturelli
Another photo of this small creature that roams the rocky terrain of Havelock Is. named Bedford's Flatworm , or Persian rug. It’s beauty is not only in how it looks but also in how it moves. Beautiful evolutions!
(Canon100,1/250,f13,i.100)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Shaun the Sheep by John Roach
Shaun the Sheep
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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I see you… by Alexander Konson
I see you…
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Jordan
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Juvenile Scorpionfish - Scorpaena maderensis by Stefanos Michael
Juvenile Scorpionfish - Scorpaena maderensis
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Antennarius commerson (giant frogfish). (f/8, 1/40, ISO-2... by E&e Lp
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Antennarius commerson (giant frogfish). (f/8, 1/40, ISO-200, 20mm). - Els
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena by Stefanos Michael
Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena
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date posted posted: Monday, May 29, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Mom octopus by Min Seok Jeon
Mom octopus
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 29, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Korea, Republic of
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Scorpionfish - Scorpaena scrofa by Stefanos Michael
Scorpionfish - Scorpaena scrofa
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 27, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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This is a photo of a lizard fish resting on hard coral. T... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a lizard fish resting on hard coral. Taken at Minilog site during the 2023 Anilao Underwater Shootout.
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Microlife on the Andamans reef.Here we see a beautiful Bl... by Antonio Venturelli
Microlife on the Andamans reef.Here we see a beautiful Blenny close-up . Abundant and highly biodiverse, these species mature early, produce many offspring and they are a vital food source for other marine creatures.
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Aeoliscus strigatus (razorfish). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42m... by E&e Lp
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Aeoliscus strigatus (razorfish). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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"Good morning! "seems to say this little goby met at the ... by Antonio Venturelli
"Good morning! "seems to say this little goby met at the end of my last dive in the Andamans. I take it as a goodbye and look forward to coming back here very soon_Feb 2023
(Canon100,1/250,f11,iso100)
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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This Spot-fin Porcupinefish is fully inflated underneath ... by Stefan Grutkowski
This Spot-fin Porcupinefish is fully inflated underneath Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach Florida. Taken on an Olympus tg6 with no lenses. Couldn't have asked for a better pose.
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 25, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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This Longsnout Seahorse was found under Blue Heron Bridge... by Stefan Grutkowski
This Longsnout Seahorse was found under Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach Florida. This shot was taken around midnight when I came across this little guy clinging to the reef trying to avoid being swept away in the strong current.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa)
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Skeleton shrimp by Min Seok Jeon
Skeleton shrimp
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Korea, Republic of
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